Thursday, August 13, 2015

United Kingdom All-time 23 member team

The United Kingdom completed as the Great Britain at the early Olympics. Then, in 2012, the team was reborn again when the Olympics were hosted at home in London.If
there were an All-Time World Cup, this would be the 23 players I would
bring to the tournament. I have also created Ireland/Northern Ireland combined team. This all-time team from the United Kingdom consists of players from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Players from the Republic of Ireland are not considered to be from the United Kingdom.Please look at my all-time teams for England, Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland. I have also created an all-time Ireland/Northern Ireland combined team here. All-Time World Cup Team Index.GK: Peter Shilton (England)Peter Shilton
is considered one of the greatest keepers ever. He is England's
all-time cap record-holder with 125. He earned his first cap in 1970
and his last 20 years later in 1990. He took England to 4th place in WC
1986. He also won two straight European Cups in 1979 and 1980 with
Nottingham Forrest.

GK: Gordon Banks (England)Named
FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year 6 times. He won the WC in 1966. He made
one of the game's great saves to prevent a Pelé goal in the 1970 World
Cup. Along with Lev Yashin, he is considered the greatest keepers of
his generation.

GK: Pat Jennings (N.Ireland)Considered among the greatest goalkeeper of all-time. The prime of his career was spent with both Tottenham Hotspurs and Arsenal. In 1973 the Football Writers' Association named him as its footballer of the year. Three years later he won PFA's version of the award – he was the first goalkeeper to receive this accolade, and to this date remains only one of two, along with Peter Shilton. He earned 119 caps for Northern Ireland and went to two WC Finals. RB: Jimmy Armfield(England)Blackpool's
greatest player. He captained England for 15 times. He was voted "the
best right-back in the world" after the 1962 WC in Chile. He was a member of England's 1966 WC team. An injury prevented him from playing any of the games.

RB: Danny McGrain (Scotland)SFWA Player of the Year in 1976-1977. He was an All-time great for Celtics. He was among the best ever rightback coming out of United Kingdom.

CB/ST: John Charles (Wales)He was the greatest Welsh player. He was equally adept at centre-forward or centre-back. His best part of career was with Juventus. He was
Serie A's top scorer with 28 goals, and was voted player of the season
as Juventus won the Scudetto. He played in Turin for five years, scoring
93 goals in 155 matches, winning the scudetto (Italian league
championship) three times, and the Italian Cup twice. He was 3rd in the
Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) in 1959. He was never booked in his entire
career.

CB: Bobby Moore (England)Captain of the 1966 WC winning team. Regarded one of the greatest defenders of all time. He played mainly for West Ham, but also had a stint in the NASL. He won a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with West Ham. He
won a total of 108 caps for the England team, which at the time of his
international retirement in 1973 was a national record.

SW: Alan Hansen (Scotland)Among the greatest defender ever from United Kingdom. He won three European Cups and 8 English league titles with the great Liverpool team of the 1970's and 1980's. Despite being one pf the greatest ever centerback from the UK, Hansen only won 26 Scotland caps. The reason given for his lack of caps by Scotland coaches of the 1980s was that a formidable central defensive partnership had formed between Willie Miller and Alex McLeish at Aberdeen. he played in the 1982 WC Finals, but he left off controversially the WC in 1986.

CB: Billy Wright(England)The first football player in the world to earn 100 caps(105 total), captaining England 90 times in 3 WC Finals.He was one of England's finest center-backs. He spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

LB: Eddie Hapgood(England)Captained both Arsenal and England during the 1930s. He was one of first star players in England. He was capped 30 times. He captained England during the famous "the Battle of Highbury" against World Cup winner Italy in 1934.

LB: Ashley Cole (England)Ashley Cole
was considered one of the finest leftbacks of his generation. He was
voted the England Player of the Year in 2010. He played in 3 WC Finals.
He is also England's most-capped full-back in history. He played with
Arsenal, but moved to its rival Chelsea. He won the Champions' League
in 2012 with Chelsea.

CM/DM/LB: Dave MacKay (Scotland)Known
for his toughness and passing abilities. He won the Double with
Tottenham Hotspurs in 1961 and the Cup Winners' Cup in 1963. He was
selected as one of the Football Heros stamp series to celebrate the 150
years of English FA.

CM: Graeme Souness (Scotland)He
was one of the greatest Liverpool players. He won three European Cups
with them, captaining the team in the early 1980's. He was also the
Player-Manager for Rangers.

CM/AM: Danny Blanchflower He
won the Double in 1961 with Tottenham Hotspurs. He won the FA Cup the
following year, and then, a Cup Winners' Cup in 1963. He was the PWA Player
of the Year in 1958 and 1961. He went to the World Cup in 1958.

CM: Duncan Edwards (England)Edwards was one of the Busby Babes of Manchester United. He made his professional debut at the age of 16. He died in 1958 during the Munich Air Disaster. Many people considered him to be England's greatest player. He was capped 18 times between 1955 and 1957, scoring 5 goals.

LW/RW: George Best (N.Ireland)Considered
to be one of the greatest players ever played the game. He was one of
the "United's Trinity". He led Manchester United to their first (and
also first ever for an English club) European Cup in 1968. He won the
PWA PLayer of the Year award and the Ballon d'Or that year.

George Best

RW: Stanley Matthews(England)The
only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being
the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year awards. Sir
Matthews is widely considered the greatest English player of all-time.
Between 1937 and 1957 he won 54 caps for England, playing in the World
Cup in 1950 and 1954, and winning nine British Home Championship
titles. He played with Stoke and Blackpool.

Sir Alex's longest serving player at Manchester United. He also holds the club record for competitive appearances.
During his time at United, he won 13 Premier League winner's medals,
four FA Cup winner's medals, three League Cup winner's medals and two
Champions League winner's medals.

AM: Bobby Charlton(England)He
was considered one of the greatest midfielders of all-time. He led
England to WC victory in 1966 and then, Manchester United to its first
European Cup in 1968. He is also England's all-time leading scorer. He
won the Ballon D'Or in 1966.

AM: Alex James (Scotland)He
was one of the greatest player ever for Arsenal. He was known as a
pioneer in his position. He was a member of "Wembley Wizards".

ST: Kenny Dalglish (Scotland)He
was the greatest player for Liverppol in an era where Liverpool was
considered to be among the greatest club sides in history. He won three European Cups with them. He is the cap record holder and their top ever scorer for Scotland.

ST: Ian Rush (Wales)He
was voted as the third greatest Liverpool player by fans in 2013. He
was Liverpool's all-time leading scorer. He won both the PFA Player of
the year and FWA Player of the Year in 1984. he was European Golden
Boot winner in the same year.

ST/SS: Jimmy Greaves(England)Top scorer in the English league for 4 seasons. He won the
FA Cup in 1962 and 1967, and the UEFA Cup in 1963. He spent 9 seasons
with Tottenham Hotspurs. He was a member of the World Cup winning team
in 1966. However, he lost his starting position after suffering an
injury against France.Honorable MentionTom Finney(England), Denis Law (Scotland), Kevin Keegan (England), Dixie Dean (England).Starting LineupI use the British 4-4-2. John Charles can also start as the centerback. I would then start Greaves as the striker.